KEYNOTE SPEAKER ... Abraham Verghese, author of "Cutting for Stone," "My Own Country: A Doctor's Story" and "The Tennis Partner," is the featured speaker at Breast Cancer Connections' fourth Spring Benefit on March 13 from 8 to 10 a.m. Tickets to the event, which is at the Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club Ballroom, 2900 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, are $100. Info: bcconnections.org/events/fundraisers/ or keplers.com.

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